HAIB Officers and Directors for April , 2025-March 31, 2027

President

Dr.  Min Min Thaw

Vice President

Rev. Eric Matsumoto

Secretary

Dr. Miki Tomita Okamoto

Treasurer

Ms. Vi Verawudh 

Director of Buddhist Education

Mr. Ken Okimoto 

Co-Directors of Buddhist Meditation & Spiritual Practices

Dr. Thanh and Mrs. Xuan Huynh  

Director of Buddhist Unity and Solidarity

Dr. Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel

Director of Buddhist Youth Program

Ven. Thich Chan Phap Tu (Don Trieu)

Director of Engaged Buddhism

Mr. Nikos Leverenz

Director of Social Media

Mrs. Veronica Rich

Co-Directors of Hawaii Island HAIB

Rev. Jiko Nakade  

Rev. Blayne Higa  

HAIB Representative on Kauai

Rev. Kohtoku Hirao

HAIB Representative on Maui

Rev. Kerry Kiyohara

Advisory Board

Venerable Dr. Phra Dhammamuni, Wat Dhammavihara Hawaii

Bishop Kosen Ishikawa, Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Bishop Shokai Kanai, Nichiren Mission of Hawaii

Bishop Kenjun Kawawata, Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii District

Bishop Shuji Komagata, Soto Mission of Hawaii

Reverend Irene Matsumoto, Palolo Kwannon, Hawaii

Venerable Lama Mingma, Kagyu Thegchen Ling, Hawaii

Dr. Gregory Pai, Mu-Ryang Sa, Hawaii

Venerable Yi Hung Shih, Fo Guang Shan, Hawaii

Ms. Maya  (Fujitani) Togashi,  San Mateo Buddhist Temple in San Mateo, California

Bishop Clark Watanabe, Koyasan Shingon Mission of Hawaii